Artist Tamar Assaf is August artist in residence

The de Young Museum will host Israeli-native visual artist Tamar Assaf through Sept. 2, as part of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco’s artist-in-residence program.

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A resident of the Bay Area since 2000, Assaf will focus her August residency at the museum on the non-native aquatic species that are currently altering the San Francisco Bay ecosystem.

“I deal with subjects that touch me,” said Assaf. Visitors are welcome to contribute, converse, and create with Assaf in the Kimball Education Gallery at the de Young Museum.

The Kimball Education Gallery is free and open to the public during museum hours. Visitors can interact with Tamar Assaf Wednesday through Sunday, 1 to 5 p.m. and Friday, 6 to 8:45 p.m.

Learn more about the artist at tamarassaf.com.

The de Young Museum is located at 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. Museum hours are Tuesday-Thursday, Saturday and Sunday, 9:30 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. and Friday 9:30 a.m. to 8:45 p.m. and closed on Monday.

General admission is $10 adults, $7 seniors (age 65 and over),$6 youths (age 13–17) and college students with ID; free admission for members and children 12 and under. Additional fees may apply for special exhibitions. There is free general admission the first Tuesday of each month.

For more information call 415 750-3600 or visit the Website at deyoungmuseum.org.